Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.
The ‘One Children’s Service Transformation Programme’ is seeking to deliver stability, improvement and confidence in transforming our Children’s Services Directorate. This is a high priority programme, mandated by the Corporate Management Team, and connected to the ‘A Bright Future Strategy’ where there is a vision that Children and Young People in Plymouth grow up healthy and happy, safe and able to aspire and achieve, living in resilient families and communities, able to take advantage of a broad range of opportunities.
The ‘One Children’s Service Transformation Programme’ has eight large-scale projects set out to deliver:
- service improvements (improving the performance and quality of our Children’s Social Care, SEND and Vulnerable Learners services)
- service assurance (reducing demand and managing the costs of children in care placements, home to school transport and special education placements)
- service modernisation (developing new organisational structures, processes and digital practices)
We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic and aspirational individual to join the programme team as a Project and Programme Support Officer. This is an excellent opportunity to learn about Children’s Services, be involved in project delivery support and also support the Council on an exciting journey of improving some of our most important services for children and young people.
The successful applicant will provide programme administration support in the management of meetings, project and programme action tracking, developing project documentation, supporting finance tasks e.g. invoicing and overall management of key project and programme logs e.g. risks, issues, dependencies etc.
Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is: DBS Children’s Enhanced and Children’s Barred List
We are a flexible employer and provide a variety of working arrangements tailored to the needs of each role.
For more information or an informal discussion regarding this role, please contact Sharon Heardl on 01752 308660 or at sharon.heard@plymouth.gov.uk.
Closing date: Sunday 07 June 2026
Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, care experience, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.
As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.
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